Zechariah 1:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 1:11

Sitteth still and is at rest - At rest, as the word seems to express, from its accustomed state of tumult and war. Wars, although soon to break out again, were in the second year of Darius for the time suspended. The rest, in which the world was, suggests the contrast of the yet continuing unrest allotted to the people of God. Such rest had been promised to Israel, on its return from the captivity, but had not yet been fulfilled. Through the hostility of the Samaritans the building of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 1:9-11

Zechariah 1:9-11. Then said I, O my Lord, what are these What is the meaning of these appearances, or visions? And the angel that talked with me said “This was another heavenly minister, sent, probably, to present the visions to the prophet’s imagination, as well as to explain them. Angelus comes et interpres, “an accompanying angel and interpreter.” And under his direction the prophet receives satisfactory information from the month of the first angel and his attendants.” Blayney. I... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-21

Encouragement to the builders (1:7-2:13)In the first vision some mounted patrol officers have just returned from a tour of duty and report to a rider on a red horse who is standing among some trees (7-10). The patrol officers report that throughout the empire all is calm and peaceful (11).This report may be good news for the Persians but it is not for the Jews, who have now been in bondage to foreign overlords for more than seventy years. They long for freedom and pray for God’s mercy (12-13).... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 1:11

behold . Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 1:11

"And they answered the angel of Jehovah that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest."The entire horse-company, apparently ridden by angels, are here represented as reporting to the "angel of Jehovah," indicating that everything represented by them was under his control. He is the one who appeared in Zechariah 1:8 "riding a red horse." Some have supposed it is inappropriate for Christ (with... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 1:11

Zechariah 1:11. We have walked, &c.— This passage answers to that opinion of the Hebrews, that every province had its guardian angel. The angels subordinate to the principal one, among the myrtle-trees, report to him, that all the parts of his government are inhabited, and at rest. Instead of, Through the earth, and all the earth, it should be rendered, Through the land, and all the land. After the return from the captivity this province was re-peopled, and enjoyed at the commencement of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 1:11

11. The attendant angels report to the Lord of angels, "the earth . . . is at rest." The flourishing state of the heathen "earth," while Judah was desolate and its temple not yet restored, is the powerful plea in the Divine Angel's intercession with God the Father in :-. When Judah was depressed to the lowest point, and the heathen elated to the highest, it was time for Jehovah to work for His people. sitteth still—dwells surely. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 1:7-15

1. The vision proper 1:7-15 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 1:7-17

A. The horseman among the myrtle trees 1:7-17This first vision emphasizes that God was lovingly jealous of His chosen people and would restore them even though they were troubled at present and the nations that oppressed them were at ease (cf. Habakkuk). In the vision an angelic patrol reported on the state of the whole earth. This vision presents hope for dispersed and downtrodden Israel. [Note: Unger, p. 25.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 1:11

The horsemen then reported to the angel that they had patrolled the earth and had found it peaceful and quiet."Darius boasted that in nineteen battles he had defeated nine rebel leaders and had subdued all his enemies. So the empire was again virtually quiet by 520 B.C." [Note: Barker, p. 612.] The description of the interpreting angel as the angel of the Lord can be understood in one of three ways. He was either the Lord Himself (i.e., the second person of the Trinity), or he could have been... read more

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